allan downes Posted July 7, 2014 Author Share Posted July 7, 2014 TETBURY ENGINE SHED.Showing the smoke vents and prepared boarding sheets for the doors.The boarding sheets are Evergreen V-groove siding, cat number - 4188 and the smoke vents are made up out of Evergreen corrugated metal siding sheet cat number - 4530Both were coloured with Colron georgian oak wood dye and dust coated with acrylic mat black AND TILING. 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
knobhead Posted July 7, 2014 Share Posted July 7, 2014 That's not the price that flashed up when I clicked on the 4mm version. It definitely said "£1200" I could buy a used car for that. I can order a shed for you, it would be a nice saving of £1090! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
mullie Posted July 7, 2014 Share Posted July 7, 2014 I can order a shed for you, it would be a nice saving of £1090! And you wouldn't need to tile it! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Horsetan Posted July 7, 2014 Share Posted July 7, 2014 I can order a shed for you, it would be a nice saving of £1090! I already drive a bit of a shed as it is. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mythocentric Posted July 7, 2014 Share Posted July 7, 2014 Allan Strikes Again! You mentioned earlier something about not making them like that anymore in reference to H&M (I have one, bought second-hand 20 years ago, running my grandaughter's Thomas layout), but I reckon anyone who can chop all those windows and doors out of Will's sheets and still have functionial wrists and elbows has to be a survivor! And to top it all you go and answer my question before I even ask it! Whats the best stuff to use for a roller shutter door on a 1960's building? Evergreen siding!!! Allan Downes - Master Modeller and Psychic and I'm off into Lancaster to stock up on it! Regards Bill Thinks: Last time Iain appeared in RM there was such a rush I missed it! Right! Ethel! Fetch me elephant gun and chainmail vest! This time it's war! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Horsetan Posted July 7, 2014 Share Posted July 7, 2014 .... Right! Ethel! Fetch me elephant gun and chainmail vest! This time it's war! ^^ 100% LOL Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
allan downes Posted July 7, 2014 Author Share Posted July 7, 2014 Whats the best stuff to use for a roller shutter door on a 1960's building? Regards Bill Try Slaters 7mm corrugated Bill - made for the job ! Cheers. Allan Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
allan downes Posted July 7, 2014 Author Share Posted July 7, 2014 (edited) TETBURY ENGINE SHED. Texturing the roof tiles. I've shown how this is done before but if I don't show it again you'll only moan ! It's pollyfilla powder stippled with Colron wood dye and sealed in with watered down Pva. Tomorrow, after it has dried out, I'll show the finished effect. Cheers Allan Edited July 7, 2014 by allan downes 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
C&WR Posted July 7, 2014 Share Posted July 7, 2014 Thanks for the reminder, Allan. Proper job, this shed is Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mythocentric Posted July 8, 2014 Share Posted July 8, 2014 (edited) Totally off topic but given all the muso's on here. New album due out during October from Pink Floyd called 'The Endless River'. Featuring music and tracks from Richard Wright laid down before his demise plus new material and featuring (possibly) Roger Waters on bass. I for one am so excited I could crush a multitude of grapes! Start practicing your licks guys! Regards Bill Edited July 8, 2014 by Mythocentric 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
allan downes Posted July 8, 2014 Author Share Posted July 8, 2014 Just be careful what 'grapes' you're talking about Bill ! Cheers. Allan. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
allan downes Posted July 8, 2014 Author Share Posted July 8, 2014 TETBURY ENGINE SHEDMaking ridge tiles out of two different sized Evergreen Platics angle strips - just chop the larger of the two angles up into small sections then glue over the smaller strip as shown.Also illustrated, making and bending corner piers out of Wills 80thou thick course stone sheets.File out a groove, then flood the groove with mek pak or plastic weld to soften up the material for easy bending.Allan 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
knobhead Posted July 8, 2014 Share Posted July 8, 2014 Lovely work, Allan! I've always liked the look and feel of the Will's sheets but found them tiresome to work with. After seeing you tackle them with a Stanley knife and the file here, I know why; poor choice of tools on my part! Regards, Stefan Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
allan downes Posted July 8, 2014 Author Share Posted July 8, 2014 Surgeons tools for hard plastics ? bad choice. get stuck in with these ! Cheers. Allan. 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
knobhead Posted July 8, 2014 Share Posted July 8, 2014 I have 'em all! 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sweven Posted July 8, 2014 Share Posted July 8, 2014 That is a great way to make ridge tiles Allan. I always end up sticking fiddly strips of paper on with the tip of a knife to make the top layer and it is a right pain. Off to the Evergreen catalogue to see if there are 4 mm angles sizes that will do the job. I really like the texture/colour of the lintels and sills. Cheers, John Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
allan downes Posted July 9, 2014 Author Share Posted July 9, 2014 TETBURY ENGINE SHED. The water tank. This was of a typical GWR pattern - cream tank sides with a chocolate overlay and quite naff if finished like this for in the good old days of steam, soot oil and,cinders, it wouldn't have lasted five minutes so some serious weathering was called for here - Colron dyes and dust coatings of cream and brown Anyway, doors, smoke vent hoods and downpipes and all should be finished by tomorrow - maybe, cos we're off down to Cleethorpes for a bag of chips and two forks ! Cheers. Allan. . 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
allan downes Posted July 9, 2014 Author Share Posted July 9, 2014 TETBURY ENGINE SHED.The doors.Showing the frames cut out and undergoing the 'Colron treatment' !Also seen, the pre weathered boarding sheet.And make sure you hang the doors the right way up ! that's with the cross braces angling from the hinge side out and up. It's a very simple mistake to make by hanging them upside down and we all do it and no one more so than me ! Cheers. Allan 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RJS1977 Posted July 9, 2014 Share Posted July 9, 2014 Fetch me elephant gun and chainmail vest! "You can't shoot elephants in England,you know... they're out of season!" (Bonus point to anyone who recognises that quotation without Googling it!) Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Highlandman Posted July 9, 2014 Share Posted July 9, 2014 RJS1977, on 09 Jul 2014 - 21:46, said: "You can't shoot elephants in England,you know... they're out of season!" (Bonus point to anyone who recognises that quotation without Googling it!) From the infamous Goon Show! Ying tong yiddle I po and a very loud Rraaaspberry from Neddie. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
mullie Posted July 9, 2014 Share Posted July 9, 2014 I simply prefer walking backwards for Christmas! 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Highlandman Posted July 10, 2014 Share Posted July 10, 2014 (edited) It's just got to be done. What is probably the most well know and funniest chat between Eccles and Bluebottle. Makes you wonder how they'd chat about model railways. Bluebottle: What time is it Eccles? Eccles: Err, just a minute. I, I've got it written down 'ere on a piece of paper. A nice man wrote the time down for me this morning. Bluebottle: Ooooh, then why do you carry it around with you Eccles? Eccles: Well, umm, if a anybody asks me the ti-ime, I ca-can show it to dem. Bluebottle: Wait a minute Eccles, my good man... Eccles: What is it fellow? Bluebottle: It's writted on this bit of paper, what is eight o'clock, is writted. Eccles: I know that my good fellow. That's right, um, when I asked the fella to write it down, it was eight o'clock. Bluebottle: Well then. Supposing when somebody asks you the time, it isn't eight o'clock? Eccles: Ah, den I don't show it to dem. Bluebottle: Ooohhh... Eccles: [smacks lips] Yeah. Bluebottle: Well how do you know when it's eight o'clock? Eccles: I've got it written down on a piece of paper! Bluebottle: Oh, I wish I could afford a piece of paper with the time written on. Eccles: Oohhhh. Bluebottle: 'Ere Eccles? Eccles: Yah. Bluebottle: Let me hold that piece of paper to my ear would you? - 'Ere. This piece of paper ain't goin'. Eccles: What? I've been sold a forgery! Bluebottle: No wonder it stopped at eight o'clock. Eccles :Oh dear. Bluebottle: You should get one of them tings my grandad's got. Eccles: Oooohhh? Bluebottle: His firm give it to him when he retired. Eccles: Oooohhh. Bluebottle: It's one of dem tings what it is that wakes you up at eight o'clock, boils the kettil, and pours a cuppa tea. Eccles: Ohhh yeah! What's it called? Um. Bluebottle: My granma. Eccles: Ohh... Ohh, ah wait a minute. How does she know when it's eight o'clock? Bluebottle: She's got it written down on a piece of paper! Sheer bloody magic. Edited July 10, 2014 by Highlandman Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
allan downes Posted July 10, 2014 Author Share Posted July 10, 2014 TETBURY ENGINE SHED FINITO Fairford Station next, in fact I've made a start as you'll see later. Cheers. Allan. 6 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
allan downes Posted July 10, 2014 Author Share Posted July 10, 2014 FAIRFORD STATION. The windows. The windows are the most important part of a building, get these right and you can do what you like with the rest ! There was nothing commercial available, or even came close to Fairford station windows - so I had to make 'em. They're weird windows, as windows go, not exactly mullioned, and not exactly not ! ( I can see this is gonna be a long haul !!) but here they are as close as makes no difference and probably going to be responsible for Fairford looking nothing like Fairford at all when it's finished - although it probably wouldn't have anyway ! Cheers. Allan 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
knobhead Posted July 10, 2014 Share Posted July 10, 2014 Hi Allan, Very Scandinavian looking windows, methinks. Whether that's good or bad, I don't know. Regards, Stefan Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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